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Negroes As Sub Firemen
WOULD RECEIVE PAY WHEN CALLED
Republican's Promise Of Colored Fire Company To Go Way Of Swimming Pool A little more than six weeks ago the Board of Safety of the present Republican administration, announced through the daily and weekly press that Louisville was to have a full-fledged company of fire fighters, composed of colored men, the first in the history of the city, but a program that had worked well in many other cities North and South. Applications were received from several men, and out of the list eight passed the test and were immediately put in training for the new fire company that was to be located on Thirteenth street, under a white Captain. The following colored men were expected to be regular firemen doing regular duty: Philip Towns, Charles L. Grundy, Marion Tinsley, John W. Tinsley, John W. Fowler, James A Forbush, Russell Wigginton, James L. Boone and William Fort.
The plan received the endorsement and commendation of the Louisville press and the leading citizens of both races, the intimation that the move of just a few weeks before election was that of the Republican bosses as bait for the solid Negro vote, was laughed at and subjected to ridicule by certain true-blue colored believers. The following taken from the Courier-Journal last Wednesday morning, however, speaks for itself:
After completing forty-seven days' training at a cost to the city of $1,504, the new negro fier company, organized one month and two days prior to the last election, will not be used until April, according to Maj. Arnold Teuenschwander, Chief of the Louisville Fire Department. Beginning then, the (Continued on page 8)_
TEMPLE THURSDAY EVENING
Most Progr ive ewspa­per.
The Largest Circulation.
The lost Widely Read.
VOL. 7 NO.3
PARAGRAPHIGS
CURRENT NEWS AND OPINION
FEW WEEKS
NOT ONE WE KNOW
SORORITY FOOT BALL KNOXVILLE COLLEGE vs SIMMONS UNIVERSITY SATURDAY NOVEMBER 17,2:30 p.m.

Negroes As Sub Firemen
WOULD RECEIVE PAY WHEN CALLED
Republican's Promise Of Colored Fire Company To Go Way Of Swimming Pool A little more than six weeks ago the Board of Safety of the present Republican administration, announced through the daily and weekly press that Louisville was to have a full-fledged company of fire fighters, composed of colored men, the first in the history of the city, but a program that had worked well in many other cities North and South. Applications were received from several men, and out of the list eight passed the test and were immediately put in training for the new fire company that was to be located on Thirteenth street, under a white Captain. The following colored men were expected to be regular firemen doing regular duty: Philip Towns, Charles L. Grundy, Marion Tinsley, John W. Tinsley, John W. Fowler, James A Forbush, Russell Wigginton, James L. Boone and William Fort.
The plan received the endorsement and commendation of the Louisville press and the leading citizens of both races, the intimation that the move of just a few weeks before election was that of the Republican bosses as bait for the solid Negro vote, was laughed at and subjected to ridicule by certain true-blue colored believers. The following taken from the Courier-Journal last Wednesday morning, however, speaks for itself:
After completing forty-seven days' training at a cost to the city of $1,504, the new negro fier company, organized one month and two days prior to the last election, will not be used until April, according to Maj. Arnold Teuenschwander, Chief of the Louisville Fire Department. Beginning then, the (Continued on page 8)_
TEMPLE THURSDAY EVENING
Most Progr ive ewspa­per.
The Largest Circulation.
The lost Widely Read.
VOL. 7 NO.3
PARAGRAPHIGS
CURRENT NEWS AND OPINION
FEW WEEKS
NOT ONE WE KNOW
SORORITY FOOT BALL KNOXVILLE COLLEGE vs SIMMONS UNIVERSITY SATURDAY NOVEMBER 17,2:30 p.m.